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BALDREY: NDP stacking the deck in electoral reform debate

BALDREY: NDP stacking the deck in electoral reform debate

The NDP/Green party alliance that governs B.C. wants to change the system of how we elect governments in this province, but they don’t want the voters to pick an alternative to the one we use currently.
EDITORIAL: Point A to B-Line

EDITORIAL: Point A to B-Line

During a three-and-a-half hour public hearing over residential towers at Park Royal Monday night, a common theme emerged among the opponents: How can we have more people living at one of the most traffic congested intersections in the Lower Mainland?
LAUTENS: An issue that could make or break West Van political careers

LAUTENS: An issue that could make or break West Van political careers

My strongest advice to West Vancouver Couns.
EDITORIAL: Lawn & order

EDITORIAL: Lawn & order

We begin by congratulating District of North Vancouver council. Not the present council – the one that served in 1961. That bygone group drafted a parks bylaw that endured for 57 years.
INQUIRING REPORTER: Should park rangers limit trail use?

INQUIRING REPORTER: Should park rangers limit trail use?

Deep Cove has been dealing with a record number of tourists drawn to the area’s beauty. However, traffic and parking issues have plagued residents, leading District of North Vancouver council to come up with solutions.
LETTER: Bring on the Main-Marine B-Line bus route

LETTER: Bring on the Main-Marine B-Line bus route

Dear Editor: The Main-Marine B-Line is the most significant North Shore transit improvement since the SeaBus was introduced in 1977, but in order for it to fulfill its potential we will need our municipal governments to get on board.
PREST: The definitive Redneck's Guide to Eating Sushi

PREST: The definitive Redneck's Guide to Eating Sushi

If you’ve grown up in the Vancouver area you may not realize what an oddity the whole sushi thing still is for many people from other parts of the country.
LETTER: Turf soccer field idea shouldn't have been turfed

LETTER: Turf soccer field idea shouldn't have been turfed

Dear Editor: Re: Inter River Trees Triumph, Turf Tossed , April 25 front-page story. The people who want to preserve trees in the middle of a large urban area at the expense of an artificial turf soccer field are dead wrong.
BALDREY: Pipeline case could drastically change Canada

BALDREY: Pipeline case could drastically change Canada

Is Canada about to undergo a transformation that weakens the central federal government and strengthens individual provinces, thus changing federalism as we have come to know it? That scenario may well occur if the B.C.
Editorial: It’s better on payday

Editorial: It’s better on payday

Much like a chastised child offering an apology under the glare of the school principal, our Lower Mainland mayors offered up their getaway payday before their outraged constituencies on Friday.